An Analysis of the Architectural Properties of Eyüp Çeribaşi Masjid: Conservation Problems and Proposals

Authors : Nıl ORBEYI

Pages : 1-12

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Publication Date : 2019-03-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Here we investigate the protection problems of Çeribaşı Masjid, which has largely lost its spatial and visual identity and determine the available preservation approaches to the structure and its surroundings. Çeribaşı Masjid, which was built in the sixteenth century in Eyüp, İstanbul, consists of a closed prayer hall, a cemetery, and an ablution place. Çeribaşı Masjid remained in ruins for nearly two centuries and was repaired in 1996 by the Directorate General of Foundations. Over time, the rise of the roadway, inappropriate interventions, and unqualified additions made it difficult to perceive the masjid and damaged its relationship with its surroundings. Within the scope of this study, in the historical process, the changes that occurred in the Çeribaşı Masjid were examined together with archival documents, historical photos, and maps; the current situation of the masjid and its near surroundings were defined by the data obtained from measured drawings and on-site examinations; and the incorrect interventions were identified. As a result, a holistic protection approach insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(physical and cultural); was established that aims to transfer to future generations the structure and its surroundings, with their original identity.
Keywords : Eyüp, Çeribaşı Masjid, Architectural properties, Protection

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